[sinkspur]

Putting this all together, you have to come to the conclusion that the majority of American Catholics live in a state of mortal sin most of the time.

You would; I would not.

Anyway, the original discussion was that there were too many Catholics who DO go to Mass also going to Communion. I don't agree with that.

[armydoc]

Anyway, the original discussion was that there were too many Catholics who DO go to Mass also going to Communion. I don't agree with that.

Which goes back to the mortal sin issue- how many Catholics at Mass any given Sunday have, since their last confession, missed Mass without a "valid" reason? Or who support abortion? Or who practice artificial birth control? Or for that matter, how many Catholics at Mass on any given Sunday deny an essential dogma of the Catholic faith- such as transubstantiation (up to 70%!) http://www.traditio.com/tradlib/polls.txt
My goal here is not to bash Catholics. Though I am a Protestant, I am sympathetic towards traditionalist Catholics who see the Catholic church in the U.S. becoming a "come as you are; no specific theology required" church. Why join the club if you don't accept the rules? And, why are the leaders even accepting such people into the "club"?